combination

Some wordplay to end the day: Take a quick break with Slate’s Pears game, which challenges you to make as many words out of one combination of letters as you can.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

By comparison, last week, an average of 30 vessels a day crossed the strait using a combination of routes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The scientists say this combination of specialized pathways and electrical communication offers the retina the best of both approaches.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

With high winds, dry land and soaring temperatures, Malcolm believed there could not have been a worse combination.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

In order to keep the meter going steadily, every measure must have a combination of notes and rests that is equivalent to four quarter notes.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

And by the end of my night, strangers were socializing, showing off their painted cookie creations, sharing Banksy tidbits and asking for recommendations on various vinaigrette combinations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

There are virtually endless combinations of chemical elements that could form new materials, yet only a tiny fraction turn out to be superconductors.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Large language models comb popular texts, recycle them into new combinations, and send the repurposed product back to customers, who close the feedback loop with a click.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

It's why in recent games, despite the tweaks, we've still seen Mbappe, Olise, Doue, Dembele and Bradley Barcola all rotate across the forward line, playing small-space combinations built on strong on-field understanding rather than patterns.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

“There are nearly one million, six hundred eighty thousand different combinations of the first four characters. The chances the same combination would be at each location are astronomical.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti